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<p class="MsoNormal">Due to a system upload error, the RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), Office of Air Resources (OAR) reoffers
<a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DEM/13439/PBN_13439_20260107093458115.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!OjQTIDoe2f3mInu3LcNxfSkZOX6CYL6vG9dXFvpzPu6g6RFps7P5TuvJB8bW6rfacesiqvGzaGgQOsIbIrtIyvn3UGczSy3Dfc8-$"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="color:#467886">Notice of Public Comment Period</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span> [risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com]</a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1">
</span> for the proposed amendments to <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DEM/REG_13439_20260107093457850.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!OjQTIDoe2f3mInu3LcNxfSkZOX6CYL6vG9dXFvpzPu6g6RFps7P5TuvJB8bW6rfacesiqvGzaGgQOsIbIrtIyvn3UGczSyA41mx7$">
250-RICR-120-05-46, ‘CO2 Budget Trading Program’ [risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com]</a>. All interested parties are invited to request additional information or submit written or oral comments concerning the proposed amendments until February 6, 2026, by contacting the appropriate party at
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dena Gonsalves<o:p></o:p></p>
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